Mpanda weather in February

In February, Mpanda sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 146 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mpanda's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mpanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 146 mm; 21.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 7:04 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 9th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Mpanda is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mpanda reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19

How February really feels in Mpanda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mpanda weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	176	25.6	12.3	4.0
Feb	28° / 19°	146	21.3	12.2	4.2
Mar	28° / 19°	156	22.8	12	4.4
Apr	27° / 18°	116	18	11.9	5.0
May	28° / 18°	20	4.2	11.7	7.0
Jun	28° / 17°	1	0.2	11.6	7.4
Jul	29° / 16°	0	0.1	11.7	7.5
Aug	30° / 18°	0	0.1	11.8	6.5
Sep	32° / 20°	2	0.5	12	5.2
Oct	32° / 21°	25	4.8	12.1	4.5
Nov	29° / 20°	101	15	12.3	4.5
Dec	27° / 19°	165	23.7	12.4	4.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	20
Cloudier (%)	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	80	80	80	80	80

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mpanda gets around 146 mm of rain over 21.3 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Comfortable (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	41
Muggy (%)	61	61	59	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	58	58	58

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	38	61
2	1	38	61
3	2	39	59
4	2	39	59
5	2	40	58
6	2	40	58
7	2	41	57
8	2	42	56
9	2	42	56
10	3	42	55
11	3	43	54
12	3	43	54
13	3	43	54
14	3	43	54
15	3	43	54
16	3	42	55
17	2	42	56
18	2	42	56
19	2	41	57
20	2	41	57
21	2	41	57
22	2	40	58
23	2	40	58
24	1	40	59
25	1	40	59
26	1	41	58
27	1	41	58
28	1	41	58

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05
Sunset (PM)	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	7:01	7:17
2	12.3	7:01	7:17
3	12.3	7:02	7:17
4	12.3	7:02	7:17
5	12.3	7:02	7:17
6	12.3	7:02	7:17
7	12.2	7:03	7:17
8	12.2	7:03	7:17
9	12.2	7:03	7:17
10	12.2	7:03	7:17
11	12.2	7:03	7:17
12	12.2	7:04	7:17
13	12.2	7:04	7:17
14	12.2	7:04	7:17
15	12.2	7:04	7:17
16	12.2	7:04	7:16
17	12.2	7:04	7:16
18	12.2	7:04	7:16
19	12.2	7:05	7:16
20	12.2	7:05	7:16
21	12.2	7:05	7:15
22	12.2	7:05	7:15
23	12.2	7:05	7:15
24	12.2	7:05	7:14
25	12.2	7:05	7:14
26	12.1	7:05	7:14
27	12.1	7:05	7:14
28	12.1	7:05	7:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mpanda

In seasonPeak

In February, Mpanda sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mpanda's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Mpanda?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mpanda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mpanda in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Mpanda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mpanda in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mpanda peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	16	16	14	11	10	11	10	12	14	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mpanda in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mpanda is worst in August — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.9× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	10	8	8	20	34	44	33	17	10	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	44	Poor
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mpanda?

Mpanda sits at 6.3°S, 31.1°E, 1,100 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Usevia, 86 km away.

Topography around Mpanda

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mpanda.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mpanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 1,082 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,221 m.

The land around Mpanda is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), shrubs (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

172 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

389 m

cropland 39%

80 km

1,221 m

trees 61%

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← January Mpanda year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Usevia 86 km · Kirando 130 km · Namanyere 130 km · Nguruka 137 km · Chala 140 km · Uvinza 157 km · Kituku 167 km · Baudhuinville 169 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,319; 2025
Happiness: 3.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 31%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.7; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 31.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 479
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mpanda (-6.3438°, 31.0695°, elevation 1,100 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	38	61
2	1	38	61
3	2	39	59
4	2	39	59
5	2	40	58
6	2	40	58
7	2	41	57
8	2	42	56
9	2	42	56
10	3	42	55
11	3	43	54
12	3	43	54
13	3	43	54
14	3	43	54
15	3	43	54
16	3	42	55
17	2	42	56
18	2	42	56
19	2	41	57
20	2	41	57
21	2	41	57
22	2	40	58
23	2	40	58
24	1	40	59
25	1	40	59
26	1	41	58
27	1	41	58
28	1	41	58

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	38	61
2	1	38	61
3	2	39	59
4	2	39	59
5	2	40	58
6	2	40	58
7	2	41	57
8	2	42	56
9	2	42	56
10	3	42	55
11	3	43	54
12	3	43	54
13	3	43	54
14	3	43	54
15	3	43	54
16	3	42	55
17	2	42	56
18	2	42	56
19	2	41	57
20	2	41	57
21	2	41	57
22	2	40	58
23	2	40	58
24	1	40	59
25	1	40	59
26	1	41	58
27	1	41	58
28	1	41	58

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	38	61
2	1	38	61
3	2	39	59
4	2	39	59
5	2	40	58
6	2	40	58
7	2	41	57
8	2	42	56
9	2	42	56
10	3	42	55
11	3	43	54
12	3	43	54
13	3	43	54
14	3	43	54
15	3	43	54
16	3	42	55
17	2	42	56
18	2	42	56
19	2	41	57
20	2	41	57
21	2	41	57
22	2	40	58
23	2	40	58
24	1	40	59
25	1	40	59
26	1	41	58
27	1	41	58
28	1	41	58